Geshur גשור
Geshur (גשור) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Geshur is found 6,005 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 12:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 6,265).
- Found in the Torah
- 6,005
- Chance alone
- 6,265
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6,005 sequences of גשור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,265 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which גשור appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 12:2, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), גשור is found 65,991 times; chance alone would give about 65,283.
- Genesis 1,699
- Exodus 1,142
- Leviticus 1,063
- Numbers 1,104
- Deuteronomy 997
The shortest skips
וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וַאֲבָרֶכְךָ וַאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶךָ וֶהְיֵה בְּרָכָֽה
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 14,202Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּחֲלֹם וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב אַרְצָה וְרֹאשׁוֹ מַגִּיעַ הַשָּׁמָיְמָה וְהִנֵּה מַלְאֲכֵי אֱלֹהִים עֹלִים וְיֹרְדִים בּֽוֹ
And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 39,194Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם אֶת־בֶּן־הָאָמָה לְגוֹי אֲשִׂימֶנּוּ כִּי זַרְעֲךָ הֽוּא
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 25,903Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרִים מֹשֶׁה יָדוֹ וְגָבַר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכַאֲשֶׁר יָנִיחַ יָדוֹ וְגָבַר עֲמָלֵֽק
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 103,831Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע פַּרְעֹה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲרֹג אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיִּבְרַח מֹשֶׁה מִפְּנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְיָן וַיֵּשֶׁב עַֽל־הַבְּאֵֽר
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 79,809Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 29,730 sequences of גשור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 29,975).
- Genesis 1,699
- Exodus 1,142
- Leviticus 1,063
- Numbers 1,104
- Deuteronomy 1,115
- Joshua 1,877
- Judges 1,245
- Samuel 2,720
- Kings 1,995
- Isaiah 2,274
- Jeremiah 1,693
- Ezekiel 1,779
- The Twelve 1,918
- Psalms 1,887
- Proverbs 725
- Job 808
- Song of Songs 173
- Ruth 140
- Lamentations 184
- Ecclesiastes 342
- Esther 288
- Daniel 509
- Ezra–Nehemiah 897
- Chronicles 2,153
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּרֶד שִׁמְשׁוֹן וְאָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ תִּמְנָתָה וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־כַּרְמֵי תִמְנָתָה וְהִנֵּה כְּפִיר אֲרָיוֹת שֹׁאֵג לִקְרָאתֽוֹ
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 369,582Open in the laboratory →
שָׂרֶיהָ בְקִרְבָּהּ אֲרָיוֹת שֹֽׁאֲגִים שֹׁפְטֶיהָ זְאֵבֵי עֶרֶב לֹא גָרְמוּ לַבֹּֽקֶר
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; Her judges are wolves of the desert, They leave not a bone for the morrow.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 839,417Open in the laboratory →
אַחֲרָיו יִשְׁאַג־קוֹל יַרְעֵם בְּקוֹל גְּאוֹנוֹ וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַע קוֹלֽוֹ
After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; And He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 990,779Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גשור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as גשור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 509.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 13:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Geshur appear in the Torah codes?
6,005 sequences of גשור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,265 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Geshur in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 12:2 — the shortest of 6,005 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,265.
What is the gematria of Geshur in Hebrew?
Geshur is spelled גשור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 509.
How many times is Geshur found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 29,730 sequences of גשור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 29,975).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,265 here) beside the count.